CLS Named a Top 50 3PL Provider by Food Logistics
Winston-Salem, NC, September 24, 2008 - CLS, an industry-leading provider of reverse logistics and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has been named to Food Logistics 2008 list of Top 50 3PL Providers to the Food Industry. Companies making the list were selected based upon company-supplied information, as well as through research, and input from industry analysts and readers. All 3PLs also provided a food customer reference list, which is kept confidential.
According to the publication, the Top 50 3PL is a listing of third-party logistics providers that are helping food, beverage and CPG companies gain a competitive logistical advantage. It stated that its goal with the Top 50 3PL listing is to highlight a broad range of 3PL services targeted at the food industry, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes that make up the food supply chain.
“We are pleased to be selected once again as a Top 50 3PL Provider by Food Logistics,” says Mark Doughton, CLS President. According to Doughton, food companies face very unique challenges in the marketplace. He states that, “Our 20-year history and commitment to handling returns in this area has enabled us to develop and deliver processes, technology and services specifically geared to the needs of food manufacturers and retailers.”
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About CLS
CLS, an Inmar Company, provides reverse logistics and supply chain management solutions to many of the world’s largest retailers and manufactures in the consumer goods and healthcare markets. By combining state-of-the-art technology, analysis and execution, we minimize for our clients the negative financial impact associated with returns and inefficient supply chain processes. CLS solutions include: Returns Management, Asset Recovery, Regulatory Compliant Disposition, Recall Management, Returns Prevention, Supply Chain Analysis and Web-based Analytics. For more information, please visit www.cls.inmar.com.
About Inmar
Inmar is a leader in providing technology-driven logistics and promotions management solutions to retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers in the consumer goods and healthcare markets. The Inmar family of companies includes CLS, CLS MedTurn, CMS, Carolina Services, VSI Targeting, Winston Data and Stratapult. Founded in 1980, Inmar serves over 1,700 business clients, manages over 3.0 million square feet of warehouse space at over 40 facilities throughout North America and employs over 3,700 associates with 563 located at the corporate offices in Winston- Salem, NC. For more information about Inmar, please contact 866.440.6917 or visit www.inmar.com.